Example sentences of "[noun pl] [Wh pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed easier to do right by a people who wanted nothing than by peoples who clamoured for what you were not at all sure you wanted to give them . |
| 2 | DARLINGTON manager Frank Gray says he sympathises with fans who called for his dismissal after Saturday 's home defeat . |
| 3 | Newby Moss merits a leisurely exploration but the broad ridge beyond can not be recommended to walkers who travel for pleasure . |
| 4 | READERS who care for a dementia sufferer may like to know that Counsel & Care has just published a fact sheet which could be of considerable help to them . |
| 5 | Particular units who operated for long periods at a time in the jungle became so adept in their surroundings they became known as ‘ Green Ghosts ’ . |
| 6 | They intended , they said , to be stricter in the way they selected credit traders who applied for membership , and to distance themselves from ‘ rogue moneylenders ’ . |
| 7 | Some were clergy who stayed for a week or two . |
| 8 | As the row rages on one thing is for sure — shoppers who plump for plums this summer will be spoilt for choice . |
| 9 | He said that there had been an unprecedented 37 per cent rise in the number of recently arrived Soviet Jews who applied for unemployment benefit in March , as increasing numbers ended their initial period of direct state support . |
| 10 | The journalists who worked for the popular newspapers were only concerned to please their readers , and the truth was irrelevant . |
| 11 | The results represented a success for the Moderates and for two parties who exceeded for the first time the statutory 4 per cent threshold for parliamentary representation — the Christian Democrats ( whose only previous representation had been in 1985-88 when one of the Centre party 's seats was allocated to Christian Democrat in an electoral pact ) , and the New Democracy Party . |
| 12 | And this new form of entertainment was available not only to the ordinary citizens of the Republic but to the innumerable foreigners who came for commerce or pleasure . |
| 13 | But in the end he was toppled by these very same foreigners who had for so long manipulate Iranian life . |
| 14 | When Sussex gentlemen and townsmen began to question the practices of the church , they found new allies in the Flemings and Frenchmen who fled for asylum in the 1540s from persecution by Catholic monarchs abroad . |
| 15 | Nickel was affected in 1989 by sharp cuts in orders from stainless steel manufacturers who accounted for almost 60 per cent of its consumption . |
| 16 | The final phrase carried a suggestion that they might be willing to fight for the League , but it seems unlikely that this thought had crossed the minds of many of the young gentlemen who voted for it . |
| 17 | ‘ All our drivers , of course , are trained to deal with an emergency situation too ’ , says Reg Jones , ‘ Standards are getting higher and higher and the majority of drivers who work for P&O Roadtanks not only have a City & Guilds qualification in dealing with hazardous chemicals , but will have attended further training courses to improve the service they can offer the customer . ’ |
| 18 | The program is open for candidates who qualify for graduate studies . |
| 19 | New tests have been introduced for candidates who apply for top council posts in Sefton . |
| 20 | Over 800 Libyans who sailed for Naples in a former cruise liner to mark the 78th anniversary on Oct. 26 of the invasion of Libya by Italy in 1911 , were not allowed to disembark ; however , a group of some 250 Libyans visited the Italian island of Ustica for a commemorative ceremony . |
| 21 | LAURA DAVIES produced a marvellous exhibition for those loyal supporters who opted for Stoke Poges rather than nearby Wentworth , with a round of 64 in the second round of the Laing Charity Classic yesterday . |
| 22 | The directors understand they have a credibility problem with the supporters who called for the sacking of the board at the end of last week 's drawn home game with Partick Thistle . |
| 23 | Enthusiasts , such as the Nobel prizewinners who vouched for the SSC 's promise in Washington on April 13th , would point out that the SSC is not meant to boost the superconductor industry — it is meant to find new physics . |
| 24 | It was the visitors who pressed for the meeting . |
| 25 | Health visitors who study for a further education teacher 's certificate can be employed as curriculum planners and lecturers on nursery nursing courses and pre-vocational courses aimed at recruitment to the NHS . |
| 26 | Promoters who fought for his services paid appearance money for the wonder dog who could boost attendances by 500 per cent . |
| 27 | Or is he speaking about that nation of complacent and indifferent shopkeepers who long for nothing other than a return to the days of imperial hegemony ? |
| 28 | He was one of 100 youngsters who auditioned for the role of a boy who remains on stage all through , being told the story in flashback . |
| 29 | Not all parents who ask for help will be expecting the professional to solve the problem for them . |
| 30 | They say that parents who pay for their children 's education expect them to be given homework . |